What does affricates mean?
noun
In phonetics, affricates are a type of consonantal sound that is made by directing air through a narrow channel, resulting in a combination of a stop and a fricative sound. Examples include the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ in English.
Example
"The linguist studied the affricates in the indigenous language, noting their unique characteristics."
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